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Programmable and Tunable Electrostatic Analyzers
RPI ID: 2020-020-401 Innovation Summary: A cylindrical deflector analyzer is designed with programmable and tunable capabilities for charged particle trajectory control. The system uses dynamic voltage modulation to adjust deflection angles and energy resolution. It supports real-time calibration and multi-mode operation for spectroscopy and particle...
Published: 3/10/2026   |   Inventor(s): Edwin Fohtung
Keywords(s): analyzer, Bessel functions, cylindrical, deflector, electric propulsion, Electrostatic, electrostatic analyzer, energy measurement, particle analyzers, plasma, propulsion, pure and imaginary indices, spherical
Category(s): Computational Science and Engineering
2022-151 Improved Electrospray Propulsion Device
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Physics and Astronomy have developed an improved electrospray propulsion device for satellites and other aerospace applications. Background: The application of electromagnetic principles for jet propulsion has been an ongoing area of research in aeronautical engineering. In particular, electric propulsion...
Published: 7/17/2025   |   Inventor(s): James Rosenzweig, Victor Shichen Yu, Gerard Lawler
Keywords(s): Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aerospace Engineering, Propulsion, Spacecraft
Category(s): Materials > Nanotechnology, Mechanical > Aeronautics & Aerospace
2021-217 Air-Breathing Electric Thruster
SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed air-breathing electric thrusters that would allow satellites to operate in very low Earth orbit (VLEO) for a wide array of applications. BACKGROUND: The majority of spacecraft operate in low Earth orbit (LEO) due to the many advantages of operating...
Published: 7/17/2025   |   Inventor(s): Richard Wirz, Patrick Crandall
Keywords(s): Aerospace Engineering, Atmospheric Entry, Communications Satellite, Drag (Physics), Propulsion, Spacecraft, Telecommunication, Transportation
Category(s): Mechanical, Energy & Environment > Water Monitoring & Treatment, Mechanical > Aeronautics & Aerospace
Non-Catalytic Rayleigh-Taylor Assisted Combustion Adapted to Exploit Non-Catalytic Rayleigh-Taylor Instability
Combustion processes are essential to engines and power generation. Many combustion devices operate under large, induced forces by arranging the combustion flow path to follow a partially circular geometry that induces centripetal acceleration on the reactants and products flowing through the combustor. These combustors mix the cold reactants and hot...
Published: 2/26/2026   |   Inventor(s): Werner Dahm
Keywords(s): Combustion, Distributed power generation, Energy Efficiency, Flameholding, Gas turbine engines, Industrial burners and furnaces, Power generation, Propulsion, Shaft power devices, Utility power generation, Waste incineration
Category(s): Applied Technologies, Energy & Power, Physical Science, Physics, Manufacturing/Construction/Mechanical